Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-29
SOLDIERS HOME.
Preparations TO Receive the Com
naittee This forming.

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The committee OF citizens represent
ing various bodies in the city, met
yesterday afternoon in the Board OF
Trade rooms, Mayor Workman in the
chair, to take action in relation to the
reception of the National Soldiers
Home Committee, which was expect
ed to arrive tonight. The object of
the meeting was stated by Mayor
Workman, and Mr.. Eugene Grrmain
eaid that it had been suggested that
the General Committee meet at the
Board of Trade rooms this morning at
o'clock and proceed to the Southern
Pacific depot in carriages. From the
depot the visiting committee would
be driven to the G. A. II.
hall and he thought some
arrangements should be made
to give lunch between the
hours of II NJ. and p. NJ. 1t was also
urgent that an effort should be made
to induce the committee to visit the
various sites offered, and to do this it
would be necessary to remain over a
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night, as the committee had an
nounced as its intention.
1t was finally decided that Mr..
German should order a luncheon pre-
pared, and that the Citizens Com
mittee assemble at O'Clock this
morning as suggested, and thence
proceed to the depot to meet the
National Committee at s 80 O'Clock.
AT 10 O'Clock it is proposed that the
National Committee shall, in G. A, Il.
Hall, listen to the propositions that
may be presented by the peopl OF
of this county, and of these, it was
stated, there would be over
ten, seven OF which had been
forwarded to Captain Blandirg at
San Francisco. One of the new piopo-
sitions to be presented, it was stated,
would be an offer Of 800 acres of the
Santa Monica ranch by Messrs. Baker
& Jones, free of all charge, the land to
be picked out by the committee. 1t
was also stated that George X. Porter
would submit a proposition il relation
to lands at San Fernando, and Colonel
Boyce said that he knew of propo-
sition which would be an offer of from
300 to GOO acres OF land, with a bonus
of 5000 900.
1t was suggested that some means
of persuasion be used to induce the
committee to look at the sites offered,
but judging from the kilograms which
bad been received and the shortness
OF the stay which the committee said
it would make, it was considered that
the selection had al eady been made.
Mayor Workman said that from the
report of a conversation with one of
them he judged that a site near the
sea shore was desired, and that
Monterey had already been selected.
He thought that the citizens here
should he able to demonstrate that
the climate here was far superior to
that of Monterey and any place north
ward.
1t was, therefore, suggested that
Colonel Markham and General Miles
be requested to be present at the hall
this morning, and deliver opening
addresses.
It was also proposed that if the
Committee could examine but one or
two sites that it be taken to the Ingle-
wood site and to the Santa Monica
Ranch.
A committee, consisting Of Messrs.
j. Frankenfield, H. II. Boyce and W Fl.
Bonsali, was appointed to go to New
hall last night and meet the commits
sion on its way here. 1t was then
that the special train would
arrive at 10 o'clock last night. but
word was received later that the train
would not arrive until after o'clock
this morning. The secretary was in
structed to notify all members OF the
Committee to be present at
the Board OF Trade rooms at 8 o'clock
his morning, and also to notify those
having propositions to present to be at
]. A X. Hall at 10 o'clock this morn
NJ with maps, etc and to call in all |
papers. The meeting
hen adjourned.